Climate and Geography
Vael-Khelun is a sprawling, cavernous subterranean metropolis situated along the abyssal depths of the middle Underways, wedged into a massive, jagged chasm where dark stalactites loom over sunken trading docks and slave pens. The climate is heavy, stifling, and unmoving, characterized by oppressive subterranean heat and a permanent, stagnant dampness that clings to the stone.
The Weather: Stagnant and dry save for the occasional acidic mist drifting up from the lower abyssal trenches, featuring dead, unmoving air choked with the heavy scent of ozone, damp moss, and caged misery.
The Environment: A brutal, militarized subterranean city carved directly into obsidian walls and fortified with towering spikes of black chitin and dark iron. The metropolis features a massive, multi-tiered defensive perimeter ringed with patrol nests, massive web-rigged barricades, and heavily guarded iron portcullises that regulate entry to the deep slave markets. Ruled by the rigid biological hierarchy of the high-caste Anansi and governed by ruthless noble houses, it serves as the primary hub for the underground slave trade, weapons manufacturing, and the relentless staging of covert strikes against the surface.